Report Designer

The Report Designer is a WYSIWYG editor for building professional inspection reports. It provides drag-and-drop element placement, real-time PDF preview, and a 50-state undo/redo stack.

18 Element Types

The Report Designer's element palette offers 18 element types split into two tabs: Basic elements you configure freely, and Report elements that pull structured data automatically. A third tab, Custom, holds the text blocks and tables your company has saved for reuse.

Basic Elements (8)

Text

Rich text blocks with inline formatting: bold, italic, underline, and text colors. Use these for narrative content, descriptions, observations, and recommendations.

Heading

Section headings that are automatically included in the Table of Contents. Use headings to structure your report into logical sections.

Image

Single image elements with customizable width and height dimensions. Use for standalone photos, diagrams, or company logos.

QR Code

A QR code linking to the report's web view. You can show a label under it or point it to a custom URL instead.

Custom Text Block

A styled text block that can be saved for reuse as an HTML Template. Saved blocks appear in the palette's Custom tab (see Templates).

Divider

A horizontal separator line. Use dividers to visually separate report sections.

Table

A configurable data table with the following options:

• Rows and columns: set any number of rows and columns
• Header rows: designate one or more rows as table headers
• Calculations: built-in calculation support for numeric cells
• Currency formatting: format numeric values as currency
• Total rows: automatic sum/total rows
• Border styles: bordered, striped, minimal, or none

Table of Contents

Generates an automatic table of contents from all heading elements. Available styles: numbered, bulleted, or plain.

Report Elements (10)

These elements pull structured data from your findings and vessel information and render it automatically.

Cover Page

Displays vessel/product information, company logo, report date, and report number. The content is populated from the inspection and company profile.

Findings Table

A structured table of inspection findings with extensive configuration:

• Configurable columns: id, title, status, priority, system, location, description, date, comments, cost, overview, detail, images
• Filtering: filter displayed findings by status, priority, date range, system, or title
• Image thumbnails: inline thumbnail images per finding
• Comments: display finding comments
• Currency formatting: cost column with currency display

Executive Summary

An auto-generated overview of all findings containing:

• Status breakdown chart
• Priority breakdown chart
• System breakdown
• Total count metrics
• Custom summary text field

Signature Block

Captures a digital signature rendered as a PNG image with transparency. Includes fields for name, date, and title below the signature.

Image Table

Displays photos in a grid layout with these options:

• Column layouts: 1, 2, 3, or 4 columns
• Image numbers: automatic numbering for each image
• Descriptions: text caption per image
• Finding location: shows which finding each image relates to

Product Info Table

Displays vessel/product metadata with selectable fields:

• Available fields: name, manufacturer, propulsion, production date, power, status, custom user product ID
• Layout: two-column or single-column
• Optional product image

Activity Summary

Recent activity at a glance: key stats, a weekly activity chart and, optionally, a list of stale findings that have not changed for a while.

Chart

A bar, pie or donut chart of your findings data, grouped by status, priority, system or category, with an optional legend and values.

Deck Plan Overview

The vessel's deck plan with the positions of the finding markers, filtered the same way as the Findings Table. See Deck Plans.

Before/After

Two images compared side by side or stacked, each with its own label -- for example a defect and its repair.

WYSIWYG Editor

The editor provides a visual canvas where you arrange elements exactly as they will appear in the final PDF.

Drag and Drop

All 18 element types can be dragged from the element palette onto the canvas. Reorder elements by dragging them to a new position.

Real-Time PDF Preview

A live preview shows how the final PDF will render, including pagination, headers, footers, and element positioning.

Undo / Redo

The editor maintains a 50-state undo/redo stack. Every action (add, move, delete, edit) is recorded and can be reversed or replayed.

Page Layout

Page Formats

Three page formats are available, each in portrait or landscape orientation:

• A4 (210 x 297 mm)
• Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• A3 (297 x 420 mm)

Margins

Page margins (top, bottom, left, right) are customizable per report.

Headers and Footers

• Custom header text: appears at the top of each page
• Custom footer text: appears at the bottom of each page
• Company logo: toggle on/off in the header
• Page numbers: configurable position -- bottom-left, bottom-center, or bottom-right

Report Styling

The Report Designer provides global styling options that apply across the entire report:

Colors

• Primary color: used for headings and major accents
• Secondary color: used for supporting elements
• Accent color: used for highlights and callouts
• Header background color: background fill for page headers
• Table header color: background fill for table header rows

Fonts

• Heading font: font family for all heading elements
• Body font: font family for text blocks and table content
• Font sizes: customizable sizes for headings and body text

What's Next?

• AI Generation: Use AI to analyze images, findings, and documents within the Report Designer
• Templates: Save report layouts as reusable templates
• Photo Documentation: Manage photos attached to findings and reports